Larry, what rod do you think would work well for big game fish(triple digit fish, shark, grouper, tuna)? Would you prefer a rod with roller guides or regular eyes would work fine? Got a penn 50 size reel for offshore rig fishing, but debating on a rod...but not looking to spend 3 to 5 hundred for a big tuna stick...

Not sure if any one rod will do it all. For bottom fishing I like short and stout, which does not do well in any presentations other than trolling or dropping straight down.The tuna type standup rods in the 52-66" range are great for that.For pitching bait I'd want something a bit longer, and depending on how far the bait needs to be from shore and what means you have to get it there will depend on what works best in the surf.bestL

Mainly, I paddle the bait out in a kayak or if I'm lucky enough, take it out on a jetski...if I'm pitching the bait near the rigs, I'm mainly trying to do what you did for yellowfins in LA...if I see a nice shark under the boat, I'll try to pitch it out a little from the boat...anything around probably 100lbs. or less, I'll use my musky rods...going back in april, hope to run into some tarpon again...

have to ask them. it's pretty easy to do. I made my first one from a kit I got out of the Herter's catalog when I was eleven years old!I like setting it up with a six to eight inch butt max, and use a butt bucket type harness and run the gimbal belt down near my knees.bestL

If you buy a kit from Mudhole, they'll include the 101 DVD on how to build out your rod (and several versions of written instructions too). They also have hundreds of videos on YouTube, if you ever get stuck. The hardest part, I've found, is getting the time and peace to sit down and build one out.